JS Chokai (DDG 176) arrives at Joint Base Pearl Harbor-Hickam during RIMPAC 2016 [Image 5 of 10]

HI, UNITED STATES

08.02.2016

Photo by Canadian Forces Cpl Brett White-Finkle 

Commander, U.S. 3rd Fleet           

160802-O-AS591-031 PEARL HARBOR (August 2, 2016) Japan Maritime Self-Defense Force guided-missile destroyer Chokai (DDG 176) arrives at Joint Base Pearl Harbor-Hickam during Rim of the Pacific 2016. Twenty-six nations, more than 40 ships and submarines, more than 200 aircraft and 25,000 personnel are participating in RIMPAC from June 30 to Aug. 4, in and around the Hawaiian Islands and Southern California. The world's largest international maritime exercise, RIMPAC provides a unique training opportunity that helps participants foster and sustain the cooperative relationships that are critical to ensuring the safety of sea lanes and security on the world's oceans. RIMPAC 2016 is the 25th exercise in the series that began in 1971. (Canadian Forces Combat Camera Photo By Corporal Brett White-Finkle)

• Date Taken: 08.02.2016
• Date Posted: 08.02.2016 22:20
• Photo ID: 2763122
• VIRIN: 160802-O-AS591-031
• Resolution: 3972x2644
• Size: 2.14 MB
• Location: HI, US